5 Ways to Combat Instant Gratification

Picture this… You’re walking through the store, and you see the perfect sweater. Immediately, your mouth starts to water a little, and you get that impulsive, “I gotta have it NOW” feeling. Think about how hard it is to walk away from a situation like that. The difficulty in walking away is even harder if

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Change – 4 ways to handle what we are really afraid of?

Change in inevitable.  Change is necessary.  Change is facilitates growth. As humans we are creatures of habit.  Habits provide a sense of security and familiarity.  But how do we handle life when we need or want to make a change, but we are afraid to do so? Many people say we can’t or won’t make

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Black Women As Minimalists? The Next Needed Trend?

When I get something in my head to do, there is nothing that can stop me. I go all in. For the past twenty days, I’ve been on an Afro-minimalista journey. I’ve always known about minimalism, but my level of commitment to decluttering what was in my spirit, in my cupboards, and in my closets

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Clearing Emotional Clutter

by Tonya Ladipo   Emotional clutter is the constant chatter in your mind about everything that you should be doing. It’s the voice that replays old hurts and conversations. Emotional clutter may have been with you for a season or even a lifetime. And now is a good time to clear it out! Before you get to

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5 Ways to Find The Perfect Birthday Gift

Showing the people that we love how much we appreciate them is extremely important.  Although you do not have to limit yourself to major events, I wanted to write a post about FNPhenomenal Ways to give the perfect birthday gift. Please note that you don’t have to spend a lot of money, or even buy

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Celebrate you & Celebrate often

The more you celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate ~Oprah Winfrey How often do you celebrate you?  I don’t mean when something big happens, like a promotion, or your birthday.  I’m not even talking about when you set a goal to drop 20 lbs. in 2 months and you actually

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You Get the Relationship You Work For, Not Deserve

by Tonya Ladipo As human beings were designed to desire connection and relationships. It’s essential to our basic human needs. We all want healthy relationships. We want people to treat us kindly and with respect. We want to feel cherished and loved. Whether the affection and intention comes from a partner, parent, child, friend, or

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Edit Your Closet: Love It or Lose It!

By T. Espinoza If you’re anything like me, editing your wardrobe is a task that sounds easy in theory but the execution of it? Not so much. When it comes to my wardrobe, there’s always a thing or two that I just cannot let go of, so I find myself having to edit more often.

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Dignity and Mental Health: Why awareness matters

No matter how educated, talented, or cool you believe you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all.  Integrity is everything.~Unknown Saturday, October 10 is World Mental Health Day and this years theme is Dignity and Mental Health.  Dignity is defined as “the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect”, and one

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Should She Go Half On Her Engagement Ring?

One of my coworkers ran up to me one Monday morning to share some good news. She told me one of her friends got engaged over the weekend. She even showed me a picture of the engagement ring. I thought it was beautiful. Since I didn’t know the friend, I didn’t have much more to

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